Does STRA pay a dividend?

Yes. Strategic Education, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.00% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.40 per share.

How much does STRA pay in dividends?

$2.40 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next STRA ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is September 4, 2026, with payment on September 14, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

STRA Dividend

Strategic Education, Inc.

NASDAQConsumer DefensiveStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 3.00%
Annual dividend: $2.40
Payout ratio: 0.41
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $79.98
Market cap: $1.8B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: September 4, 2026Pay date: September 14, 2026Amount: $0.6000

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is STRA a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median3.00% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.41 means roughly 41% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 2 timesAcross 25 complete years, the annual total fell in 2008, 2017. The most recent reduction was in 2017.

STRA dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1997 to 2025.

Peak $4.00 in 2011Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for STRA, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 4, 2026	September 14, 2026	$0.6000	Quarterly
May 22, 2026	June 1, 2026	$0.6000	Quarterly
March 9, 2026	March 16, 2026	$0.6000	Quarterly
December 1, 2025	December 8, 2025	$0.6000	Quarterly
September 5, 2025	September 15, 2025	$0.6000	Quarterly
May 23, 2025	June 2, 2025	$0.6000	Quarterly
March 10, 2025	March 17, 2025	$0.6000	Quarterly
December 2, 2024	December 9, 2024	$0.6000	Quarterly
September 6, 2024	September 16, 2024	$0.6000	Quarterly
May 23, 2024	June 3, 2024	$0.6000	Quarterly
March 8, 2024	March 18, 2024	$0.6000	Quarterly
November 24, 2023	December 4, 2023	$0.6000	Quarterly
August 31, 2023	September 11, 2023	$0.6000	Quarterly
May 25, 2023	June 5, 2023	$0.6000	Quarterly
March 3, 2023	March 13, 2023	$0.6000	Quarterly
November 25, 2022	December 5, 2022	$0.6000	Quarterly
September 1, 2022	September 12, 2022	$0.6000	Quarterly
May 26, 2022	June 6, 2022	$0.6000	Quarterly
March 4, 2022	March 14, 2022	$0.6000	Quarterly
November 26, 2021	December 6, 2021	$0.6000	Quarterly
September 2, 2021	September 13, 2021	$0.6000	Quarterly
May 27, 2021	June 7, 2021	$0.6000	Quarterly
March 5, 2021	March 15, 2021	$0.6000	Quarterly
November 27, 2020	December 7, 2020	$0.6000	Quarterly
September 3, 2020	September 14, 2020	$0.6000	Quarterly
May 29, 2020	June 8, 2020	$0.6000	Quarterly
March 6, 2020	March 16, 2020	$0.6000	Quarterly
November 22, 2019	December 9, 2019	$0.6000	Quarterly
August 30, 2019	September 16, 2019	$0.5000	Quarterly
May 24, 2019	June 10, 2019	$0.5000	Quarterly
March 8, 2019	March 18, 2019	$0.5000	Quarterly
November 30, 2018	December 17, 2018	$0.5000	Quarterly
August 30, 2018	September 7, 2018	$0.5000	Quarterly
June 1, 2018	June 18, 2018	$0.2500	Quarterly
March 9, 2018	March 19, 2018	$0.2500	Quarterly
December 1, 2017	December 18, 2017	$0.2500	Quarterly
August 31, 2017	September 18, 2017	$0.2500	Quarterly
June 1, 2017	June 19, 2017	$0.2500	Quarterly
March 2, 2017	March 20, 2017	$0.2500	Quarterly
November 21, 2012	December 10, 2012	$1.0000	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does STRA pay a dividend?: Yes. Strategic Education, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.00% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.40 per share.
How much does STRA pay in dividends?: $2.40 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next STRA ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is September 4, 2026, with payment on September 14, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.